Customer Stories

Thomas College

Date : 5/1/2010
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By the time we’re through moving to the Dell blades, we will have cut our server footprint by 50 percent, consolidated our UPS systems and reduced heat generation by more than 30 percent.

— Christopher Rhoda, vice president for information services, Thomas College, United States

Challenge
Thomas College’s IT department needed a simplified system that would enable it to provide cutting-edge laptops, desktops and portable computers to the school, while managing the data center more efficiently.
Solution
The school migrated to Microsoft® Windows® 7 on Dell™ Latitude™ laptops and Dell OptiPlex™ desktops, while virtualizing servers on Dell PowerEdge™ servers with Intel® Xeon® processors to help students become more productive and IT more efficient. Dell PowerVault™ storage area network (SAN) storage is easy to scale for growing storage needs.
Benefits
  • 50 percent less time to image machines with Windows 7 than with Vista
  • 30 minutes to set up virtual server
  • 50 percent less planned downtime
  • 50 percent reduction in server footprint
  • 24 to 36 hours per year saved in SAN administration time
  • 30 percent reduction in heat generation
  • Simplified procurement with Dell direct selling model